Date: Mon, 18 May 1998 17:49:49 +0300 From: Deniz Daser <ddaser-AT-ku.edu.tr> Subject: Re: here we go... (III) I think that whoever wrote that blurb was trying to say that the good, humankind loving aspects of religion aren't seen in politics. Am I right? Of course they're different, or there would be no such thing as politics!! And we probably wouldn't have this list!! :) I would agree with Dave though in that religious culture is seen in all aspects of politics. Speaking of "postcolonial" though, one could argue that Western influenced aspects of politics have become seen all over the world, such as the very idea of the nation-state. Pretty individualistic and internally-oriented if you ask me!! So does that mean that Protestant values have spread across the world (are there even any left??) By the way, I read something in relation to Weber the other day. There is the idea that Western families were collectivistic before industrialization, and that they were forced to incorporate the Protestant work ethic and individualism into their family structures and living habits. Of course, this social Darwinistic idea has large implications for "developing", "collectivistic" socities. Anyway, this theory has been disproven by records of individualistic family structures and living patterns recorded before the Industrial Revolution!! That tells you something about the importance of culture, hmmm? Now that Japan and other economically strong Asian countries have surpassed Europe and the US in terms of the centrality and importance of work (without changing their culture), I guess it would be safe to say that they have a stronger Protestant work ethic?! ;) Deniz David Skreiner wrote: > > There's nothing Christian in U.S. policies, just as there's nothing Hindu > > in Indian policies. > > Well, you could argue for a sort of Puritan heritage, with all the stress > put on individualism and so on, which is political, since it prevents the > USA from establishing a functioning social net... Max Weber wrote > about that (the Puritan heritage, not the social net) > > dave > > --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu --- --- from list postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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